Tuesday november 16, 2010 thought for the day

HERE ARE MY THOUGHTS FOR TODAY

1-Worry splits our energy between today's priorities and tomorrow's problems-

2-Worry is the beginning of burdens-

3-Don't concentrate on the dark Fridays of crucifixion but on the bright Sundays of resurrection-

4-When we surrender to God the baggage of discontent, we don't just give up something, we gain something--gratitude-

5-You don't have to believe something for it to be true-

STRANGE THOUGHT-No man is truly married until he truly understands every word his wife is not saying-

I'VE LEARNED-It is better to be patient than to become one-

DID YOU KNOW-The word kangaroo means "I don't know" in the language of Australian Aborigines. When Captain Cook approached natives of the Endeavor River tribe to ask what the strange animal he spotted was, he got "kangaroo" for an answer.

5 THINGS I WANT TO KNOW

1-Was hanging used as a form of execution in Jesus' day?

2-Why did Judas choose to hang himself instead of some other method?

3-Can the writings of Josephus be trusted as being truthful and accurate?

4-What exactly are angels and their role in relation to humans?

5-The apostle Paul said we are to judge angels--how and why?

BIBLE TRIVIA-What godly king of Judah tore down the idols in the country and broke the power of the Philistines?

Yesterday's answer-Shalmaneser

SCRIPTURE FOR TODAY LUKE 15:11-32

The Son Who Left Home

¹¹ Then Jesus said, "A man had two sons. ¹² The younger son said to his father, 'Give me my share of the property.' So the father divided the property between his two sons.¹³ Then the younger son gathered up all that was his and traveled far away to another country. There he wasted his money in foolish living.¹⁴ After he had spent everything, a time came when there was no food anywhere in the country, and the son was poor and hungry.¹⁵ So he got a job with one of the citizens there who sent the son into the fields to feed pigs.¹⁶ The son was so hungry that he wanted to eat the pods the pigs were eating, but no one gave him anything.¹⁷ When he realized what he was doing, he thought, 'All of my father's servants have plenty of food. But I am here, almost dying with hunger. ¹⁸ I will leave and return to my father and say to him, "Father, I have sinned against God and against you. ¹⁹ I am no longer worthy to be called your son, but let me be like one of your servants." ' ²⁰ So the son left and went to his father.

"While the son was still a long way off, his father saw him and felt sorry for his son. So the father ran to him and hugged and kissed him. ²¹ The son said, 'Father, I have sinned against God and against you. I am no longer worthy to be called your son.' ²² But the father said to his servants, 'Hurry! Bring the best clothes and put them on him. Also, put a ring on his finger and sandals on his feet.²³ And get our fat calf and kill it so we can have a feast and celebrate. ²⁴ My son was dead, but now he is alive again! He was lost, but now he is found!' So they began to celebrate.

²⁵ "The older son was in the field, and as he came closer to the house, he heard the sound of music and dancing. ²⁶ So he called to one of the servants and asked what all this meant.²⁷ The servant said, 'Your brother has come back, and your father killed the fat calf, because your brother came home safely.'²⁸ The older son was angry and would not go in to the feast. So his father went out and begged him to come in.²⁹ But the older son said to his father, 'I have served you like a slave for many years and have always obeyed your commands. But you never gave me even a young goat to have at a feast with my friends.³⁰ But your other son, who wasted all your money on prostitutes, comes home, and you kill the fat calf for him!'³¹ The father said to him, 'Son, you are always with me, and all that I have is yours. ³² We had to celebrate and be happy because your brother was dead, but now he is alive. He was lost, but now he is found.' "

I WISH YOU A DAY FILLED WITH LOVE, LAUGHTER, FORGIVENESS AND THANKSGIVING-JASPER